By Helen Burkett Prencke
For the past three years, a special group of women have travelled from Titusville,
Florida to Appling County’s Canning Plant to prepare hundreds of cans of chili and vegetable
soup to ship to their missionary relatives in Jeremie,
Haiti.
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Bishop Lucious Calvin Rogers, Sr., age 76, died on June 4, 2017.
He was born to the late Reverend Hughie and Ethel Rogers on July 29, 1940 in Baxley. He attended Appling County Schools and the University of Georgia.
He joined First Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church at an early age and was a lifelong member. He married the love of his life, Idell Wilkerson, in 1964.[Full Story »]

Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the services for John David Holton, age 78, who passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017 at the Bacon County Hospital. He was a native of Appling County residing in Callahan, FL for 50 years and a United States Navy Veteran serving as a master certified welder.
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Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory
announces the services for Georgia
Camella “Millie” Comer Garner, 95, who passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at Lakeview Retirement Center, Baxley. Mrs. Garner was born in Bartow, Polk County, Florida, and resided in Berrien County, where she briefly taught at New Lois School. In 1942, she enrolled at Berry College in Rome, and in May of that year married her sweetheart Algerine “Al” Garner and they began their 70-year marriage
together.
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Nobles Funeral Home and Crematory announces the services for Agnes Lloyd, age 60, who passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017 at her residence under the care of Hospice of South Georgia. She was a longtime resident of Baxley; an LPN and a former employee of Red Oak Store.[Full Story »]

David Millinder Sellers, age 90, of Baxley passed away Monday, June 5, 2017.
Mr. Sellers was born August 9, 1926 in Appling County to the late John Millinder Sellers and the late Helen Branch Sellers.[Full Story »]

Raymond Mark Thompson, age 56, of Baxley, passed away, June 6, 2017 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Mr. Thompson was born October 7, 1960 in Miami, Florida to the late Marcus Lee Thompson and the late Sudie Brewer Hartley.
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Over the past week, Sheriff Mark Melton and Deputy Cameron Dyal attended youth events at St. Johns Church of God in Christ, First African Missionary Baptist Church, and First Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, as special guests and speakers. The sheriff’s office conducted two special details resulting in multiple drug arrests, three of which were the first drug arrests involving heroin. Deputy Keith Mack is attending CHAMPS Program Training. Investigators Robert Eunice and Stacy Wilkerson attended the CHAMPS annual conference. Pastor Justin McLellan, of Riverside Baptist Church, was the Chaplin for the week.
For the period of June 2 through June 8, the Appling County Sheriff’s Office provided the following services:

NOTICE
GEORGIA, APPLING COUNTY
All creditors of the estate of DAVID D. BLACK, deceased, late of Appling County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
June 7, 2017
JANET SUE BLACK, Executrix of the Estate of DAVID D. BLACK, DECEASED
Wm. Terry Turner
P.O. Box 328
Baxley, GA 31515
912-367-0311
terryturnerlaw@gmail.com
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: Estate of HENRY GRADY MILES JR., deceased
All creditors of the estate of Henry Grady Miles Jr., deceased, late of Appling County, Georgia, are hereby notified to render their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This 15th day of May 2017.
Scarlett M. Copeland, Co-Executor
Deborah M. Eason, Co-Executor
Estate of Henry Grady Miles Jr.
1664 Crosby Chapel Church Road
Baxley, Georgia 31513
J. Alexander Johnson
JohnsonFloyd LLP
132 W. Parker Street
Baxley, Georgia 31513
912-367-9000
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IN THE PROBATE COURT OF APPLING COUNTY
STATE OF GEORGIA
IN RE: ESTATE OF
Stella Oakman,
DECEASED
ESTATE NO. 2017-20
NOTICE
IN RE: The Petition to Probate Will (and Codicil(s)) in Solemn Form in the above-referenced estate having been duly filed,
[For use if an heir is required to be served by publication]
TO: Roy Newkirk and Homer Cook
[List here all heirs having unknown addresses to be served by publication.]
This is to notify you to file objection, if there is any, to the Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form, in this Court on or before June 26, 2017.
BE NOTIFIED FURTHER: All objections to the Petition must be in writing, setting forth the grounds of any such objections. All objections should be sworn to before a notary public or before a Probate Court Clerk, and filing fees must be tendered with your objections, unless your qualify to file as an indigent party. Contact Probate Court personnel for the required amount of filing fees. If any objections are filed, a hearing will be (scheduled at a later date.) If no objections are filed, the Petition may be granted without a hearing.
Diane Hallman
Judge of the Probate Court
36 S. Main Street
Baxley, GA 31513
912-367-8114
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|NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE UNDER POWER
APPLING COUNTY, GEORGIA
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Wesley Swain And Pamela B. Swain to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems As Nominee For SunTrust Mortgage, Inc., dated May 14, 2004, and recorded in Deed Book 390, Page 399, Appling County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to SunTrust Bank by assignment recorded on January 9, 2017 in Book 537 Page 455 in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Appling County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of Five Hundred Forty Thousand and 0/100 dollars ($540,000.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Appling County, Georgia, within the legal hours of sale on July 5, 2017, the following described property:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in the City of Baxley, Appling County, Georgia, consisting of three city lots known as Lot Numbers Three, Four and Five in Block C of what is known as Floyd's subdivision of said City of Baxley, a plat of which is of record in the office of Clerk of Superior court of said county in Plat Book 1, page 51, reference to which is hereby made for all purposes. Said lots lie in one body and have a frontage on Fair Street of 150 feet and extend back in a strip of equal width for a distance of 225 feet, and being the property conveyed to Mrs. Sarah C. Elkin by deed dated May 14, 1944, recorded in Deed Book 55, page 277, of the deed records of said county.
LESS AND EXCEPT: Quit-claim Deed to the City of Baxley to establish a 40 foot right-of-way for Fair Street for sidewalks.
The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in Security Deed and by law, including attorney’s fees (notice of intent to collect attorney’s fees having been given).
The entity having full authority to negotiate, amend or modify all terms of the loan (although not required by law to do so) is: SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. they can be contacted at (800) 443-1032 for Loss Mitigation Dept, or by writing to PO Box 27767, Richmond, Virginia 23261, to discuss possible alternatives to avoid foreclosure.
Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above.
To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Wesley W. Swain and Pam B. Swain or tenant(s); and said property is more commonly known as 397 Fair Street, Baxley, GA 31513.
The sale will be conducted subject to (1) confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (2) final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed and (3) any right of redemption or other lien not extinguished by foreclosure.
SunTrust Bank as Attorney in Fact for Wesley Swain And Pamela B. Swain.
Brock & Scott, PLLC
4360 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Suite 310
Atlanta, GA 30341
404-789-2661
B&S file no.: 17-08117
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NOTICE OF SALE UNDER POWER GEORGIA, APPLING COUNTY THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Under and by virtue of the Power of Sale contained in a Security Deed given by Ruben Talven , Jr. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Oglethorpe Mortgage Company, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated August 21, 2015, recorded in Deed Book 523, Page 375, Appling County, Georgia Records, as last transferred to Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC by assignment recorded in Deed Book 539, Page 253, Appling County, Georgia Records, conveying the after-described property to secure a Note in the original principal amount of NINETY-THREE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT AND 0/100 DOLLARS ($93,978.00), with interest thereon as set forth therein, there will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash before the courthouse door of Appling County, Georgia, or at such place as may be lawfully designated as an alternative, within the legal hours of sale on the first Wednesday in July, 2017, the following described property: SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF The debt secured by said Security Deed has been and is hereby declared due because of, among other possible events of default, failure to pay the indebtedness as and when due and in the manner provided in the Note and Security Deed. The debt remaining in default, this sale will be made for the purpose of paying the same and all expenses of this sale, as provided in Security Deed and by law, including attorney's fees (notice of intent to collect attorney's fees having been given). Said property will be sold subject to any outstanding ad valorem taxes (including taxes which are a lien, but not yet due and payable), any matters which might be disclosed by an accurate survey and inspection of the property, any assessments, liens, encumbrances, zoning ordinances, restrictions, covenants, and matters of record superior to the Security Deed first set out above. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC is the holder of the Security Deed to the property in accordance with OCGA § 44-14-162.2. The entity that has full authority to negotiate, amend, and modify all terms of the mortgage with the debtor is: Flagstar Bank, F.S.B., 5151 Corporate Drive, , Troy, MI 48098 800-945-7700. To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the party in possession of the property is Ruben Talven , Jr. or a tenant or tenants and said property is more commonly known as 154 Beach Rd, Baxley, Georgia 31513. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the security deed. Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC as Attorney in Fact for Ruben Talven , Jr. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC 1544 Old Alabama Road Roswell, Georgia 30076 www.foreclosurehotline.net EXHIBIT “A” All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Land Lot 133 of the 2nd Land District of Appling County, Georgia, containing 0.401 acre, more or less, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the § intersection of the southern §original land lot line with the western right-of§way of Beach Street; thence run north 00 degrees 16 minutes 08 seconds west a distance of 748.94 feet to the POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING; thence run south 87 degrees 08 minutes 16 seconds west a distance of 175 feet to a point; thence run north 00 degrees 16 minutes 08 seconds west a distance of 100 feet to a point; thence run north 87 degrees 08 minutes 16 seconds east a distance of 175 feet to a point; thence run south 00 degrees 16 minutes 08 seconds east a distance of 100 feet to said POINT OR PLACE OF BEGINNING; and being more particularly described on a plat prepared from a survey by Merlin J. Tomberlin, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor, dated August 29, 1990, and ,recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 220 in the office of the Clerk of Appling County Superior Court, which is incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all legal purposes. MR/th4 7/5/17 Our file no. 5170717 - FT8
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Notice of Publication
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the business operated at the following location, which is located in Appling County, in the Trade name of Sarah’s in the City is owned and carried on by Sarah’s Steakhouse, Inc., whose principal address is 1686 Golden Isle West, Baxley, Georgia 31513 and the statement relating thereto required by the Official Code of Georgia § 10-1-490 has been filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Appling County, Georgia:
Sarah’s in the City
1686 Golden Isle West
Baxley, GA 31513
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NOTICE OF SEIZURE
On or about the 9th day of May, 2017, on 62 Johnson Street in Baxley, Appling County, Georgia, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officer with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation/SRDEO, seized a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado Extended Cab truck VIN # 2GCEK19T121356953 (collectively hereinafter referred to as “Property”), for forfeiture due to a violation of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (hereinafter referred to as “this Act”), pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated §§ 9-16-11-et seq., and 16-13-49. Said Property is currently in the custody of the Appling County Sheriff’s office located at 15 Public Safety Drive, Hazlehurst, Georgia.
Said property was seized and is subject to forfeiture as having been found in close proximity to drugs; used to facilitate a transaction, purchase, or sale of drugs; as being proceeds from the sale or distribution of drugs; and as being directly or indirectly used or intended for use in a manner facilitating a violation of this Act, to wit: said Property was found in possession of Tharon Dewayne White, in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-13-31, which is entitled Trafficking Methamphetamine.
Any person claiming to be an owner or interest holder of the Property has 30 days within which a claim must be served on the state attorney by certified mail, or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt request, and that such claim shall be signed by the owner or interest holder to the Office of the District Attorney, ATTN: Forfeiture, 37 Tippins Street, Suite C, Baxley, Georgia 31513, and shall provide: (a) the name of the claimant; (b) the address at which claimant resides; (c) description of the claimant’s interest in the property; (d) a description of the circumstances of the claimant’s obtaining an interest in the Property and, to the best of the claimant’s knowledge, the date the claimant obtained the interest and the name of the person or entity that transferred the interest to the claimant; (e) the nature of the relationship between the claimant and the person who possessed the Property at the time of the seizure; (f) a copy of any documentation in the claimant’s possession supporting his or her claim; and (g) any additional facts supporting his or her claim.
If no claim is filed within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the notice, all right, title, and interest in the property shall be forfeited to the State and disposed of as provided in O.C.G.A. §§ 9-16-11, et seq., and 16-13-49.
Posted this the 5th day of June, 2017.
Jackie L. Johnson, District Attorney
Brunswick Judicial Circuit
By: Jan Kennedy
Assistant District Attorney
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NOTICE
GEORGIA, APPLING COUNTY
All creditors of the estate of STEPHEN URELL BUTLER, deceased, late of Appling County, are hereby notified to render in their demands to the undersigned according to law, and all persons indebted to said estate are required to make immediate payment to me.
March 27, 2017
MELINDA EDWARDS, Administrator of the Estate of STEPHEN URELL BUTLER, deceased
Wm. Terry Turner
P.O. Box 328
Baxley, GA 31515
912-367-0311
terryturnerlaw@gmail.com
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Notice of intent to incorporate
Notice is given that Articles of Incorporation which will incorporate The Real Estate Place, Inc. have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code. The initial registered office of the corporation is located at 122 Robin Street, Baxley, Georgia 31513, and its initial registered agent at such address is Jessica Rowe.
Kris Knox
37 Tippins Street, Suite B
Baxley, Georgia 31513
Incorporator
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Notice of intent to incorporate
Notice is given that Articles of Incorporation which will incorporate The Real Estate Place, Inc. have been delivered to the Secretary of State for filing in accordance with the Georgia Business Corporation Code. The initial registered office of the corporation is located at 122 Robin Street, Baxley, Georgia 31513, and its initial registered agent at such address is Jessica Rowe.
Kris Knox
37 Tippins Street, Suite B
Baxley, Georgia 31513
Incorporator
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NOTICE OF ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE
RE: GREY, 2006, TOYOTA, SCION
VIN #: JTKDE177760117023
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The above vehicle was removed from 2010 Pine Lane in Surrency GA on 02/14/2017. It is presently located at 554 Ogden Loop RD in Odum GA, 31555.
Attempts to locate the owner have been unsuccessful. The vehicle is deemed abandoned under OCGA 40-11-2 and will be disposed of if not redeemed. 6/7, 6/14 pd
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice of Application for Industrial Pretreatment Permit to Discharge Treated Wastewater to City of Baxley’s Water Pollution Control Plant.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has received an application for issuance of an industrial pretreatment permit. Having reviewed such application, EPD proposes to issue for a maximum term of five years the following permit subject to specific pollutant limitations and special conditions:
Interfor US, Inc. – Baxley Sawmill, 1830 Golden Isles East, Baxley, Georgia 31513, Permit No. GAP050276, for its timber products facility located at 1830 Golden Isles East, Baxley, Appling County, GA 31513. Approximately 0.040 MGD of pretreated process wastewater is discharged to the City of Baxley’s WPCP in the Altamaha River Basin.
Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the proposed determinations are invited to submit same in writing to the EPD address listed below, or via email at EPDcomments@dnr.ga.gov, no later than thirty (30) days after this notification. If you choose to email your comments, please be sure to include the words “Pretreatment Permit Issuance-Interfor US, Inc. – Baxley Sawmill” in the subject line to ensure that your comments will be forwarded to the correct staff. All comments received prior to or on that date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application. A public hearing may be held where the EPD Director finds a significant degree of public interest in a proposed permit or group permits. Additional information regarding public hearing procedures is available by writing EPD.
A fact sheet or copy of the draft permit is available by writing EPD. A copying charge of 10 cents per page will be assessed. The permit application, draft permit, comments received, and other information are available for review at 2 MLK Jr. Dr., Suite 1152, Atlanta, GA 30334, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For additional information contact: Audra Dickson, Wastewater Regulatory Program, phone 404.463.4934 or e-mail audra.dickson@dnr.ga.gov.
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In May, the Appling County High School Track and Field Program rolled into Albany for the GHSA State Championships. When it was all said and done, the Pirates produced four state champions, as well as set two new state records during the weekend of competition.
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It is simply known as The Gathering and is held every Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. during the Summer months at the Fine Arts Building. Local youth (teenagers) are in charge of the service from beginning to end including Christian praise and worship music and this past Sunday even featured a teen speaker, Thomas Lawrence of Baxley. There were several hundred people in attendance at Sunday’s kickoff event. The Gathering is sponsored by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is open to the public. The plan is to hold the event every Sunday through mid-July.